James Knight, Jr.
James Knight, Jr., a 55-year-old man, died on July 22, 2024, while held at the Adams County Jail in Hastings, Nebraska. The Adams County Sheriff's Department and County Attorney's Office said he was found unresponsive in his cell shortly before 5 a.m., and that he was pronounced dead after medical personnel responded. The cause and manner of death are pending an autopsy, which the county attorney has requested. An investigation by the South Central Area Law Enforcement Services is ongoing, and a grand jury will review the case.
Cause of death, as reported: Cause not yet determined. Adams County Sheriff's Department says staff found him unresponsive in his cell and that the county attorney has requested an autopsy while an outside investigation is pending.
Reported by: Adams County Sheriff's Department (the agency that held him). The only account of how this person died comes from the agency that held him.